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Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

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